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Think Like A Designer, Don’t Act Like One

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Think Like A Designer, Don't Act Like One offers 75 insightful, educational, and often humorous glimpses into the minds of designers. It reveals the unique thought processes behind innovations and designs, including those considered failures, such as the Fiat Multipla. Drawing on the author Jeroen van Erp's experiences and insights from renowned designers and architects, the book explores the mentality of creators shaping products that impact daily life.
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This book is ideal for professionals involved in innovation and design, as well as anyone interested in understanding the creative mindset that drives product development. It also appeals to readers looking for an entertaining and thought-provoking exploration of design philosophy.

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This anthology of design concepts reveals what you can learn from Mad Men’s Don Draper, why the Beatles were not just brilliant as musicians, how a lemon tart can make you world famous and why purple is just always so wrong.

75 inspiring, educational and sometimes hilarious insights in the adventurous minds of the designer. The insights give every professional tools to apply in their own innovation processes. Learn from the inimitable reasons the designers have to get to their creations or just enjoy the explanations about designs around us, even the ones that are often perceived as a failure (e.g. the Fiat MuItipla).

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Think Like A Designer, Don't Act Like One gives you 75 inspiring, educational and sometimes hilarious insights into the adventurous minds of the designer. These insights provide every professional with tools to apply in their own innovation processes.

Learn from the inimitable reasons designers have for their creations or simply enjoy explanations about designs around us, even those often perceived as failures (e.g., the Fiat Multipla).

The author harvested insights not only from his own experience but also listened to what famous designers and architects had to say about the design profession. This book delves into the mentality of people who create products that continuously impact our daily lives. But please remember: even a designer is only human...

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Non-linear, funny, informative, intuitive. This book gives you an inspiration boost. – Demetrios Fakinos, Director European Design Awards

Eye-opening design rules explained with wit and expertise. – Margriet Schavemaker, Curator and manager Education Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Design is the buzzword of the last decade. Van Erp unravels this mercilessly. A joy to read! – Richard van der Laken, Director What Design Can Do / De Designpolitie

Light and complex at the same time, and therefore extremely inspiring. – Lowie Vermeersch, Director Granstudio, Turin

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789063694852

Publisher: BIS Publishers B.V.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 May 2018

Country: Netherlands

Imprint: BIS Publishers B.V.

Illustration: colour photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 184.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Jeroen van Erp graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands in 1988. In 1992, he was one of the founders of Fabrique in Delft, which positioned itself as a multidisciplinary design bureau. He established the interactive media department in 1994, focusing upon developing websites for the world wide web - brand new at that time. Jeroen is currently partner and innovation strategist. He is also the chair of the Dutch Creative Council and a board member of the Design & Emotion Society and What Design Can Do.

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